Summer BanksMiglitol and working
September 6th 2006 00:57
Miglitol and working :
Miglitol is used to treat type 2, or non-insulin-dependent, diabetes. Miglitol can be used alone or in combination with oral sulfonylureas in patients whose blood sugar cannot be controlled with diet and exercise alone.
Treatment :
Take miglitol with the start (first bite) of each main meal. Miglitol is usually given three times a day with each main meal. If you miss a dose of miglitol, do not take the missed dose if you remember after you have already finished your meal. Take the next scheduled dose with the first bite of your next meal, and check your blood sugar. Do not double the next dose of miglitol.
Side Effects :
Minor: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas, nausea, or skin rash. These side effects should diminish or disappear as your body adjusts to the medication.
Major: Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY YOUR DOCTOR about low blood sugar or severe abdominal pain.
Interactions :
Miglitol may interact with certain other medications:
Miglitol may reduce the effectiveness of digoxin, ranitidine, propranolol, glyburide, and metformin.
The effectiveness of miglitol may be reduced by digestive enzyme supplements or charcoal.
Before beginning treatment with miglitol, BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications that you are currently taking, especially any of the medications that are listed above.
Warnings :
Tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you have had to any medications, especially to miglitol.
Before starting to take miglitol, tell your doctor if you now have or ever had inflammatory bowel disease, colonic ulceration, other digestive disorders, or kidney disease.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Adequate studies have not been conducted on the use of miglitol during pregnancy in humans. In addition, be sure to tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant. It is not known if miglitol passes into breast milk.
Miglitol is used to treat type 2, or non-insulin-dependent, diabetes. Miglitol can be used alone or in combination with oral sulfonylureas in patients whose blood sugar cannot be controlled with diet and exercise alone.
Treatment :
Take miglitol with the start (first bite) of each main meal. Miglitol is usually given three times a day with each main meal. If you miss a dose of miglitol, do not take the missed dose if you remember after you have already finished your meal. Take the next scheduled dose with the first bite of your next meal, and check your blood sugar. Do not double the next dose of miglitol.
Side Effects :
Minor: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas, nausea, or skin rash. These side effects should diminish or disappear as your body adjusts to the medication.
Major: Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY YOUR DOCTOR about low blood sugar or severe abdominal pain.
Interactions :
Miglitol may interact with certain other medications:
Miglitol may reduce the effectiveness of digoxin, ranitidine, propranolol, glyburide, and metformin.
The effectiveness of miglitol may be reduced by digestive enzyme supplements or charcoal.
Before beginning treatment with miglitol, BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications that you are currently taking, especially any of the medications that are listed above.
Warnings :
Tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you have had to any medications, especially to miglitol.
Before starting to take miglitol, tell your doctor if you now have or ever had inflammatory bowel disease, colonic ulceration, other digestive disorders, or kidney disease.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Adequate studies have not been conducted on the use of miglitol during pregnancy in humans. In addition, be sure to tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant. It is not known if miglitol passes into breast milk.
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